EDUCATION
2018 Certificate IV (Ceramics) Tasmanian College of TAFE
2011 Graduate Diploma of Education
2004 - 2008 Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting and Printmaking) Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Double Happy – Paperboat Press, Brisbane, Qld
2009 Something More - 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Mermaid Beach, Qld Goddess in Suburbia - Gold Coast Art Gallery
2008 Suburbium - Schubert Contemporary, Main Beach, Qld

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Manifest - The Art, Craft and Design of Contemporary Australian Ceramics, Featured exhibition of the 15th Australian Ceramics Triennale, Princes Wharf, Hobart, Tasmania
Endemic Earth – Contemporary Ceramics, Kingborough Community Hub, Kingston, Tasmania
2016 Beyond the Surface, New Textiles and Ceramics, Cairns Regional Art Gallery, Qld
Still, Life, Paperboat Press, Brisbane, Qld
2010 Lightmares Exhibition and Residency, 19Karen Contemporary Artspace 2008 After The Rain, Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby 2007 Finalist - Churchie National Emerging Art Exhibition, Brisbane 2006 Sold, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast
 

SELECTED AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2010 Shortlisted for Gold Coast University Hospital Public Art Project (managed by Urban Art Projects, Brisbane)
2009 Overall Winner, Emmanuel College Art Award, Gold Coast
2007 Winner, Border Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery First Prize, Queensland Villages Acquisitive Art Prize, Brisbane First Prize, 2D Section, Gold Coast Art and Design Awards

CLIENTS (CERAMIC COMMISSIONS)
Charlotte Jack Restaurant, Devonport, Tasmania
Sebel Hotel, Brisbane and Crofthouse Restaurant
Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak, Melbourne

COLLECTIONS
Etsy Art Collection, Etsy Headquarters, Brooklyn, New York
Mater Private Hospital Collection, Brisbane Qld Gold Coast City Art Gallery Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane Mater Children's Hospital, Brisbane SELECTED MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS
The Journal of Australian Ceramics, Vol 58 No 1, April 2019
The Encyclopedia of Pottery Techniques, by Peter Cosentino
The Journal of Australian Ceramics, November 2017
The Design Files, September 2017 http://thedesignfiles.net/2017/09/susan-simonini/
Australian Home Beautiful Magazine, Feature Article, May 2014
"Making a Mark" Australian Art Review, Issue 13, March-June 2007, pg70.